May 31, 2007

Over the weekend we went to Tennessee for a little vacation. A few days before we left, I googled smoky mountain cabins, and found this place. We ended up staying in a private cabin called Woods and Waters, which was unbelievable. You never know what you're getting into when you reserve something online, but when we saw it, we were thrilled. Charming, spacious, king bed, hot tub, fireplace, two porches, candles, BBQ grill, kitchen, waffle iron, wine glasses, and total privacy. And it smelled like cedar and pine trees, with a faint hint of woodsmoke thrown in. Dreamy.

We slept late every day, cooked bacon and eggs, drank coffee on the porch, and went over to the national park (10 minutes away, and no entrance fee!) to hike for the rest of each day. Have a look:

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I bet he'd rather go to all the little craft shops and browse among the candles shaped like bears, painted wooden squirrels, quilted Kleenex box covers, ceramic apples, and doilies? :) I know that's all Alex wanted to do while we were there.

fabulous! My husband and I hiked the smokey mountains years ago and had an unbelievable time filled with good stories, but that cabin looks much more inviting than our little tent did! ;) It reminds me of an internet reservation I just made for an overnight house rental on the big island of Hawaii. It mentioned hot tub and afternoon tea... I hope we have as good of an outcome as you did!

Oooh, my hubby and I did a similar vacation in Virginia last summer. At Shenandoah Nat'l Park. I'm not what one would call "outdoorsy", but I loved it. I would have loved it even more if our quarters looked anything like yours, instead of the bug and mouse-infested room that we got!